Roman units
Convert Roman length units with an explicitly selected 296 mm foot reference.
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How it works
- Converted estimate = × Conversion factor
- Roman foot (pes) ≈ 0.296 m; Roman digit = Roman foot (pes)/16; Roman palm = Roman foot (pes)/4
- Roman cubit = 1.5 × Roman foot (pes); Roman pace (passus) = 5 × Roman foot (pes); Roman mile = 5,000 × Roman foot (pes)
- Worked example: With the selected 296 mm Roman foot profile, one Roman mile is 5,000 feet. The result is a historical estimate, not the modern international mile.
- 5,000 × 0.296 ≈ 1,480 m.
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Assumptions and limitations
Approximate historical reference. SI arithmetic does not make reconstructed ancient dimensions exact; use the named profile and its sources.
Sources
- Stiros (2022) — Doric Foot and Metrological Implications, Makyneia (CC BY) Sources reviewed: 2026-10-05
- Vitruvius — On Architecture III: Roman subdivisions Sources reviewed: 2026-10-05
- University of Chicago Logeion — Passus, Pliny’s five-foot pace Sources reviewed: 2026-10-05
- University of Florence — Roman mile as 1000 paces Sources reviewed: 2026-10-05
